Application code that uses data presented through an OLE DB interface. Such code is said to consume an OLE DB interface. OLE DB components like data providers and service components can also be consumers if they consume other providers.
An individual, group, or application that receives data in the form of a collection. The data is used for query, analysis, and reporting.
An object that's bound to a data provider. A data consumer lets programmers connect to a data source and manipulate information within it.